[City of Gastonia] Private Residential Quarters Supplemental Form

Private Residential Quarters

This is not the zoning permit application, but a supplemental form to be read and signed.

Definition of a Private Residential Quarters:

An accessory dwelling either attached or part of the principal residential use or separate from the principal use in the form of a guest house or garage apartment provided that such dwelling is not rented or occupied for gain and provided that no accessory building containing such use is constructed on a lot until the construction of the principal dwelling has commenced. The principal dwelling on the lot containing the private residential quarters shall be owner-occupied.

SECTION 9.10 - PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS

Private residential quarters shall be permitted as an accessory use to any single-family detached dwelling unit (excluding manufactured homes) in accordance with the following requirements:

A. The same person shall own the accessory and principal dwelling units. The owner of the principal dwelling unit shall live on-site.

B. A disabled person, family member, an occasional guest or live-in servant shall occupy the accessory dwelling unit.

C. The private residential quarter shall not serve as a rental unit (except in a Traditional Neighborhood Development).

D. The accessory dwelling unit may be attached to or be separate from the principal dwelling unit. Except in a TND, the accessory dwelling unit may be located in a separate accessory structure if the area of the lot is at least one hundred fifty (150) percent that of the required minimum lot size for the zoning district in question.

E. If the accessory dwelling is in a detached structure, it shall be served by the same driveway accessing the principal structure. Manufactured homes may not be used for the accessory dwelling unit.

F. The ground floor area of the accessory unit shall be no greater than fifty (50) percent of the ground floor area of the principal dwelling unit, or eight hundred (800) square feet, whichever is less.

G. If the accessory dwelling unit is located in an accessory structure, said structure shall be located in the rear or side yard. No such structure shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet from any side or rear lot line (except in a TND). The accessory structure housing the dwelling unit shall not exceed the height of the principal dwelling.

H. No more than one private residential quarters per lot shall be allowed.

I. Any lot containing a private residential quarters shall have at least two (2) off-street parking spaces.

I am the owner who owns the principal dwelling unit (primary home) and will also own the accessory dwelling unit.

YES, I am the owner who owns the principal dwelling unit (primary home) and will also own the accessory dwelling unit.

I, the owner of the accessory and principal dwelling unit, lives on-site.

YES, I live on-site.

Only a disabled person, family member, an occasional guest or live-in servant will occupy the accessory dwelling unit.

YES, I will only have a disabled person, family member, an occasional guest or live-in servant will occupy the accessory dwelling unit.

The private residential quarter will not serve as a rental unit.

YES, the private residential quarter will not serve as a rental unit.

The accessory dwelling unit may be attached to or be separate from the principal dwelling unit.

YES, I understand that the accessory dwelling unit may be attached to or be separate from the principal dwelling unit.

The accessory dwelling unit is located in a separate accessory structure.

YES, the accessory dwelling unit is located in a separate accessory structure.

The area of the lot has to be at least one hundred fifty (150) percent that of the required minimum lot size for the zoning district in question.

YES, I confirm that the lot is at least one hundred fifty (150) percent that of the required size.

The detached accessory dwelling will be served by the same driveway accessing the principal structure.

YES, the detached accessory dwelling will be served by the same driveway accessing the principal structure.

Any lot containing a private residential quarters shall have at least two (2) off-street parking spaces.

YES, I agree to having at least two (2) off-street parking spaces for the private residential quarters.

No more than one private residential quarters per lot shall be allowed.

YES, I agree that there is no more than one (1) private residential quarters on said lot.

I, the undersigned, have read the above requirements, answered all questions, and understand that I must comply in order to be permitted for a Private Residential Quarters. I, the undersigned, am also the owner of lot of accessory and principal dwelling unit.

Yes, I, the undersigned, have read the above requirements, answered all questions, and understand that I must comply in order to be permitted for a Private Residential Quarters. I, the undersigned, am also the owner of lot of accessory and principal dwelling unit.

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